Dr. Boyce Watkins: Three Reasons Why This Black Man Loved “Django Unchained”

Black Blue Dog ^ | 12/26/12

[T-Bird45]

Oh, OK, a doctorate in finance, that only requires that your numbers add up, not that you have a command of the English language. Sorry, I don't know where my head was... /s

I'd pay good money for Doc Watkins and his philosophical "brother", Doc Skip Gates, to join Drs. Sowell and Williams in a debate. The question of the hour: Resolved - Twentieth Century US social, economic, and political evolution was beneficial for minority populations. I don't care about winnner or loser, I just want to see the fireworks while appreciating the ability of Sowell and Williams to skewer their opposition.

[Gene Eric]

Pathetic.

1) Jamie Foxx, is one of the few serious black heroes ever produced by Hollywood.

Nonsense. Blacks are rarely cast as villains in the Hollywood films I've seen over the years.

2) It had a beautiful portrayal of black love: ...We live in a world where love and marriage are consistently replaced by abuse, addiction and baby mama drama

A relic of the past? I guess hooded, biotch-beating gangstas aren't that appealing in the "slave theme". Is the beautiful portrayal of Black love too much for today; is it too much like Whitey love?

3) An in-your-face portrayal of slavery: Most of us are given the polite story about slavery

A true portrayal should cause Blacks to change their party affiliation to Republican.


Was it the professor's intention to romanticize the days of slavery as the unrivaled moment of achievement and honor for Blacks in American history? An odd, but interesting commentary on the modern state of the Black community.

[Sioux-san]

So, is Denzel Washington chopped liver? Book of Eli - Man on Fire - both were very compelling and DW was great, as usual.

[Chaguito]

Dr. Boyce seems to miss the irony that yet AGAIN a white man (Tarentino) saves the black man. A movie only a white man could make...

[Gene Eric]

Book of Eli was very good. Haven’t seen Man on Fire. Nonetheless, DW is a great contribution to film.

Once enjoyed SLJ, but his racial politics are too distracting.

[hinckley buzzard]

Whaddya'expect? Boyce Watkins is a gibbering racialist chickenshit. Read his own words, and prepare to vomit. Don't waste my time otherwise.

[uglybiker]

This film, to the extent that it is historically accurate, probably mortified many of the people in the audience by showing the depths of dehumanization that took place during the greatest holocaust in American history.

Sorry dude, but the biggest holocaust (I refuse to say 'greatest') in American history started in 1973 with Roe vs Wade and is still ongoing.

Let's see Quentin Tarantino do a movie about that.

[Sans-Culotte]

Appreciate your viewpoint. I was hedging about whether to see it but think I will. I like much of Tarentinos work. Over the top with absolutely no regard for political correctness. Uninhibited adolescence. I don’t sense a lefty political tilt. More of an unleashed comic book store nerd who wants to make wild movies to satisfy himself. To be honest I liked Inglorious Bastards too. For that matter I liked A Clockwork Orange by Kubrick too. Another violent movie with an anti-hero. Anyway, Tarentino isn’t everyone’s cup of tea, my wife hates him, but I don’t believe he is a sanctimonious left-winger either. With tax hikes, gun confiscation, and Obama’s attempt to destroy our economy, this is pretty small change.

I'll pass on this. I don't like Tarantino's films for the most part. I. Think he's a film buff and former video store nerd who knows a lot about films and filmmakers and who makes highly derivative movies. They are directed and photographed well, which makes them look 'arty' to today's audiences.

The only film of his that I really liked was PULP FICTION. I liked KILL BILL PART 1, but found Part 2 talky and pretentious. I hated INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS. A film about Jewish soldiers scalping Nazis and then wreaking vengeance on the Nazi high command just seemed in bad taste considering that the Jews were lambs to the slaughter. I failed to see the cleverness of having them win some sort of fantasy version of WW2.

As to whether QT is a big lib, I still remember him announcing Michael Moore's Oscar at the ceremony and declaring "Michael, this wasn't political". I'm also gonna pass on this because I do think it is inflammatory. Yet another movie trying to make the point that 'whitey still wants to keep the black man down' and starring an idiot racist to boot.

[Sioux-san]

yup, that was pretty dumb to slam your audience, but these actors just don’t seem to care. DW may agree with SLJ, but he has the good sense to keep it to himself.

I remember when Linda Ronstadt went off during a performance and someone in her audience told her to just shut up and sing. She was very offended and didn’t want to entertain anyone who didn’t share her political views even if it meant she lost out on the money.

[Bon of Babble]

I will NEVER watch this movie!! I will NEVER watch another Jamie Foxx movie again as long as I live.

Boycott Django!!

https://www.facebook.com/BoycottDjango

[Sioux-san]

Man on Fire is one of those movies I watch whenever it is on because it’s that good.

Pretty dumb of SLJ to slam 90% of his audience, but these actors just don’t seem to care. DW may agree with SLJ, but he has the good sense to keep it to himself.

[SaraJohnson]

It’s racist. The star is a racist “joking” about killing all the white people. Don’t watch it. Put the radical left’s race hate and baiting out of business. Black racism is as violent and disgusting as any white racism we have seen in the US.

[wittyone]

Sorry dude, but the biggest holocaust (I refuse to say 'greatest') in American history started in 1973 with Roe vs Wade and is still ongoing.

There are times that I wish FR had a "like" button like FB does. This is one of them.

[Post Toasties]

I'm really tired of Lefties blaming the whites such as my ancestors who gave their lives for the North in the Civil War the same as the Democrats who owned virtually all the slaves.

Save the 'kill all of them' crap for Africa, where it belongs. I'm not going to pay anything to watch this movie.

[cherry]

will someone tell this idiot that slavery still exists, and it exists mostly in Africa and the Mid east....

[cherry]

the blacks ferals causing violence are not angry about anything in particular.....they just have been given the get out of jail card and feel omnipotent about imposing their will on anyone and everyone....

be careful folks....most of us are targets now....don't be a victim...

[James Cona]

Crap racist movie. “You mean, I get paid to kill white people?”

Crap racist movie for morons. Won’t get a dime of my money.